To fix this issue, add the following lines between <config …..> and </config> in /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf <match action=”org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable”> <return result=”yes”/> </match> <match action=”org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown”> <return result=”yes”/> </match> <match action=”org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot”> <return result=”yes”/> </match>

Just a short reference: Keep in mind: There is no longer a need to convert the filesystem to ext2 to resize it. resize2fs can handle ext3 just fine. First, unmount the filesystem in question, unless you have and trust online resizing (I can’t subscribe to either). Then check it for errors like this: # e2fsck […]